[8.2/10] Nice way to end the season, with hardly a dud in the bunch! This is the version of Mr. Show I was promised, with tons of loony gags and clever connections between the sketches.
Riffing on the OJ trial using the absurd notion of a Pope-based crime spree was an amusing bit of comedy. The idea of David Cross as a non-catholic Pope fan was a silly setup, and the way he annoyed the recurring news anchors by not knowing where to sit was broad but funny.
Initially, the big about guys with long hair arguing over whether something was “classic” or “sweet” felt like reheated Wayne’s World, but I really like where the show went with that idea. The idea of a terminally ill guy, whose chances for recovery or death are expressed through how good a couple of burnout pretend his guitar playing is made for an inspired skit. And the way the episode doubled down on that idea, with Odenkirk’s character listing the overrated people who are only feted because they have “IDS” was a funny bit.
It was also an oddly appropriate day for a sketch making fun of anti-American performance artists, with a skit about a guy who has too much, uh, performance anxiety, to defile the American flag like he planned. Cross nails the kind of self-important nonsense of that genre of performer, and while the sketch goes on a little long, the fact that he can’t go through with it is a solid gag.
The “expert lounge” was a funny little skit, especially Jack Black’s little plea to be chosen. And the flashback to a rambling idiot’s recollection of the Founding Father’s designing a flag that performance artists won’t try to defile was very funny, with the absurd and anachronistic depictions of the founding fathers and their ridiculous ideas to avoid protest art with the flag design.
The fact that it wrapped back around to another idiot getting a job because he’s on death’s door and his mother called on behalf was amusing, and the “Who Let You In” quote being used throughout made for a great running gag.
Overall, a superb outing that shows what the show is capable of.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2018-07-04T22:05:49Z
[8.2/10] Nice way to end the season, with hardly a dud in the bunch! This is the version of Mr. Show I was promised, with tons of loony gags and clever connections between the sketches.
Riffing on the OJ trial using the absurd notion of a Pope-based crime spree was an amusing bit of comedy. The idea of David Cross as a non-catholic Pope fan was a silly setup, and the way he annoyed the recurring news anchors by not knowing where to sit was broad but funny.
Initially, the big about guys with long hair arguing over whether something was “classic” or “sweet” felt like reheated Wayne’s World, but I really like where the show went with that idea. The idea of a terminally ill guy, whose chances for recovery or death are expressed through how good a couple of burnout pretend his guitar playing is made for an inspired skit. And the way the episode doubled down on that idea, with Odenkirk’s character listing the overrated people who are only feted because they have “IDS” was a funny bit.
It was also an oddly appropriate day for a sketch making fun of anti-American performance artists, with a skit about a guy who has too much, uh, performance anxiety, to defile the American flag like he planned. Cross nails the kind of self-important nonsense of that genre of performer, and while the sketch goes on a little long, the fact that he can’t go through with it is a solid gag.
The “expert lounge” was a funny little skit, especially Jack Black’s little plea to be chosen. And the flashback to a rambling idiot’s recollection of the Founding Father’s designing a flag that performance artists won’t try to defile was very funny, with the absurd and anachronistic depictions of the founding fathers and their ridiculous ideas to avoid protest art with the flag design.
The fact that it wrapped back around to another idiot getting a job because he’s on death’s door and his mother called on behalf was amusing, and the “Who Let You In” quote being used throughout made for a great running gag.
Overall, a superb outing that shows what the show is capable of.